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C. BABITS AUTOMATICALLY SWINGING MACHINE GUN Jan. 29, E124.

Filed May '7,

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a neu s" n' a CARL HABITS, OF GATASAUQUA, PEENESYLVANIA AUTGEJI TIGALLYS'WINGING IEACHIIZE GUN.

Application. filed Eay 7,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL HABITS.) a citizen of Hungary, residing at Catasauque, in the county of Lehigh and. State of Pennsylvania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in rlutomntically-Swinging Mechine Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machine guns, having more particular reference to a device for automatically swinging the gun from side to side, or up and down, during the operation of the gun, to distribute the bullets discharged from the gun over a Wide ares.

The invention has for an object the provision of a novel means for this purpose, capable of ready adjustment to swing the gun either in a vertical or horizontal plane as may he desired.

For further comprehension of the inven tion, and the cabinets thereof, reference will he had to t ing descrit in and no )mpu; ings, and the amp-ended clei the varioi novel i 'eutufhes more rly set if Till,

Fig. 1 the dimvings is a side view, parts-in longitudinal section, of u machine gun having the invention embodied therein. Fig. 2 s a horizontal see ional view, token lulu horizo "tasted in f this gun l have consnioreo urv to in' e e firm (i which operated 2 o the t i l patent and is reciprocable in the gun bl'BQC i formed on the ll lf'ifl i,

: 2 sen rots, in i v having at linuc is joint eonnectio 16 is;

its lower end with upper end ost- 17 which he rigidly supported on u the goint in;

stand 18. The pivot element is a screw l6 Which may be tightened to hold the part 15 rigid. Swinging of the gun as above referred to is eti'eeted hy mechanism operated by the tiring pin 10. As here shown a bolt 20 is slidable in suitable guide lugs under the breech casing and has at its rear end an upturned finger 21 pro 1923. Serial No. 631,096.

jeoting through a slot 22 in the breech casing behind the firing pin to be engaged by the latter as it finishes its rearward movement, the bolt being urged forwardl I by an expansion spring 20. The front end or" this bolt has hinged thereto the spring pressed pawl 23 which engages a ratchet Wheel 2% fixed on transverse sluh shaft 2.5 suitably supported by and under the breech casing and having" thereon a bevel gear 26 meshing with a like gear 27 on the end of a longitudinal shaft 28. Below this shaft. extends a second longitudinal shaft 29 these shafts 28 and 29 being supported in bearing elements 30 depending from the breech casing.

Upon the shaft 28 are fixed a pair of gears and 33, the former of which meshes directly with e gear 34 on the shaft 529, while the letter meshes with an idler 35 which meshes in turn with a second em. 36 on 5 r to be engaged individ- -2 353 feathered on the end of is a I J tn at sertein times novel gee. 43 fixed on the head 15. IWLE end. oi this shaft is s bevel gear 44 adapted to mesh at certain times with a like gear 5 on a screw shaft 46 to be presen tly further ref rred to. The 29 is of smeh length tlu the pinion s2 and gear '13 J not v n the gears and do so. The shaft is moved longitudinally to bring desired pairs of gears into mesh by s of si'n'l s7 hinged. thereon and is seiected position by engagement of r71 i h l e!" of a pair of springs 48 s inn;- from the easing ha ing ears 4h; formed th Keon to hold the arm E (lit in FY0111, and finger 2y may he eleased from 45 is Yotstaoly held in one the ele- W hen pinion 42 is meshing with gear 43 the parts are arranged to swing the gun horizontally, when gee" lo meshes with gear 16 the parts are arranged to swing the gun vertically. The screw shaft has an upward rearward inclination and is threaded thiough a sleeve having a flattened lower 'end provided with a pair of projecting pins such as 56 which engage in slots such as 57 formed in the forked ends of a. bracket arm 58 mounted rotate on the 1'3, end

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"t These gears 34 and 3 5 loose heist w l formed with clutch faces wt Lt.

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which may be locked thereto by a set serew 59, the slots 57 extending transversely to the axis of the sieeye. The upper end of the serew shaft has a Swivel connection as indicated at W) with the lower end of a short rod til hinged at. its" upper end as at 62 to the rear end of the hreeeh easing.

To shift. the eluteh sleeve 38 hark and forth on the shaft 2!). and so ('ause the {jllll to oscillate. a eirenlar groove (35 is formed the underside of the gearl l and is adapted to have engaged therein the upturned end 66 of a slide bar 67 guided in an extension 3-0 fromoneol the hrin-kets l l. andwhose rear end is upturned as at (in and engages in a Well known manner the elutrh sleeve 15%. In the bottom wall of the groove (,5 are formed a nul'nher of threaded soekets (ill into seleeted ones of n'hirh a pair of serews Y) may be inserted to stop memher Wllit'li exp gage the hair end (36.

To cause the oseillalion when the gun is arranged to swing rertieally l luleriun on the extension flit)" a hell erank lever T5 one end of width engages hetn'een a pair of lugs.

T6 0n the bottom of the har 3? and theother between a pair of suitahly spam-d flanges T? on the lower end of the ereu' shall -l In the operation oi my improved device. as the {11" r pin itl moves hark alter the tir ing of carli linllet. it engages the h1g2] on the ooh: P and mores the latter liar'ltuard. ovl 533 to rotate ratrhet \rheel :11 tooth. and in consequent-e impartiu; a rotative movement to the shall 2*. shaft 28 rotates it causes the gears 31 and 3t} on the shaft 29 to also rotate. and to rotate shait 29 in surh direrlion as is determined hy the engagement of the eluteh sle ve 32 n'itn one of the said gears. The rotation of shalt. Jil will eause the gun to .-\\'in; on the stem 1% as a. pivot. until the hair element 66 engaged hr one ol the tl(l\\' s 3o \\'ln'1i the clutch sleeve will he shil'ted and the i e ation of inox'euu-nt ol the gun l'(\'tl. tl.

gear a with the gear 46; the screw 59 hein; tightened with "Lhegun po nting in the de Widen the gun is to suing \'ertieall the shalt 25) n; moved ltilltllllldlllillly to free pinion 4L5 lrom the gear 43. and engage the it ,esapea sired direction. The reciprocation of the firing pin will cause the gear 45 to he rotated n'hielr will raise or lower the s reu' shaft 46 and so tilt the rear end of the gun. it versal of" inorement is ell'eeted h v engagw ment of the flanges 77 on the siren shal't with the hell crank lever 75.

Having thus deserihed my invention what I claim as new and desire to protei-t by Letters latent ol' the i'nited States is as lollows:

I. In a Illiltlllllt gun. a gun proper. a rer-iproeahle lirin; pin therein. a support therefor. and means eonlrolled h the said fir-in; pin for oseillatin; said gun on said support. said meanlitlll f adjustahle to eausi- \ertieal or horiz utril -willation ol' the gun as ma he desired. and ineludin; a shalt adapted hf. longitudinal hil'fin; movement to eause sell-Mire operation of the respertire oseillatiue' means.

lo a ina hine gun. a gun proper. a supporhon whiz-h said gun proper is liltahl mounted. a tirin; pin in said gun proper. a shaft (-arried hjv said gun proper and adapt ed for rotation h said tiring pin. an arm on said support. an internally threaded sleeve l' r n'hieh said arm l'orms an ahutment. a seren' shalt, threaded through tllll sleeve and piwa'allr eonne t d at it upper end to the rear end ol the gun proper. and int-shin;

years on said first. shaft, and said ri'eu' shalt.

ii. in a inarhine gun. a gun proper. a suport on u'hirh said gun proper is til'tahl mounted. a lirin; pin in said gun propel. a shalt -arried h said gun proper and adapted for rotation h said tiring pin. an arm on said support an internally threaded sleeve for \rhirh said arm forms an ahntment'. a seren' shalt threaded through said l('(\'( and pirotallr eonnerted at it upper end to the rear end ol' the gun proper. and li|t'.-lllllf,,f gear on said first shalt and said FPI'tWVSlILlft. and mean for auioinatieall; reversing the ilireetion of rotation of said serew shaft.

in testimony whereol' l have atfixed niy i 'natui'e.

CARL BABETS 

